Primary arm and secondary tool combined system
AssigneeMacdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Inc.
InventorsJohn Lymer, Kyle Davidson, Evghenii Ilesov, Raphael Polonowski, Andrew Ogilvie
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Abstract
Provided is a system and method for robotic manipulation. The system includes a primary arm having a two arm linkage, a secondary tool, an attachment for attaching the secondary tool to the primary arm, and a controller of the primary arm for operating the secondary tool. The method includes removing a secondary arm from a storage location, securing the secondary arm to the primary arm, and operating the secondary arm with a controller of the primary arm.
Claims20
A system for robotic manipulation, the system comprising:
- a primary arm having a two arm linkage;
- a secondary tool;
- an attachment for attaching the secondary tool to the primary arm;
- and
- a controller of the primary arm for operating the secondary tool.
A method for installation of a secondary arm to a primary arm, the method comprising:
- removing the secondary arm from a storage location;
- securing the secondary arm to the primary arm;
- and
- operating the secondary arm with a controller of the primary arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.